Following on from a tricky start to the season on his local River Severn, venue regular Chris Smith finally got amongst the fish, landing this 16lb 8oz beast.. Chris has fished the river for 30 years and landed this barbel from its lower reaches. The known fish took a liking… Read more

Railway Manager Liam Willis has been enjoying a great barbel campaign this year, but this 17lb 13oz Trent fish certainly tops his catches. Having targeted six different stretches, Liam’s caught numerous fish between 14lb and 16lb, but his most recent catch is a new personal best, and fell to two… Read more

After a successful start to the season targeting chub on the Thames, London angler Simon Baker, turned his attention to the river’s barbel Arriving for a social with a good friend, he fed half a jar of hemp and a kilo of broken boilies with a bait dropper and let… Read more

Overhanging trees are classic features when targeting barbel, but when they’ve just fallen into the river, you’re never quite sure what the fish are going to make of them. This 20lb 2oz barbel, landed by Berkshire angler, Steven Harvey, certainly didn’t mind, as it was landed in fast flowing water… Read more

Current Drennan Cup champion, Simon Daley, has continued his fine run of form, this time landing this stunning 17lb 6oz barbel from the Hampshire Avon. The venue has been in great form for big barbel of late, but Simon had endured five lean weeks before landing the fish. Deciding to… Read more

The fish shot out to mid-river! The Hampshire Avon continued its tremendous barbel form, with local specialist angler, Gavin Barret this time reaping the rewards with this 16lb 9oz fish. After heavy rain bringing the river up around six inches and injecting a nice dose of colour, Gavin missed the… Read more